Old Ben Franklin, I think we should thank himWas a poet and a diplomatHe put a key out on a kiteTill he saw the lighten' strikeBut what's shocking isHe did way more than that

He put bifocals on our noseHe made a better wood stoveMade lightning rods for all the homes in PhillyHe helped the Declaration passHe made music out of glassFought the BritishAnd said lots of things that were silly

Old Ben Franklin, I think we should thank himHe was the world's most industrious guyHe said, "Early to bed, early to rise,makes a man healthy wealthy and wise"

He was a fireman, a patriot, he was a kite flyer,He was a printer, he was a writer,He was Postmaster General, an ambassadorHe was a musician, a revolutionary,A humorist, he was a philosopher

"He that is good for making excuses,is seldom good for anything else""An investment in knowledge pays the best interest""Fish and guests go bad after three days""A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle"

Say, hey Benny they didn't put you onThe pennyThough you wrote this with your mighty quillYou said, "A penny saved is a penny earned"So they put you on the hundred dollar billThat's lots of pennies!